A bounded 8.3 Gateway API for evidence an AI agent can inspect.
API v0.60.0 expands the Ignition 8.3.8 llmImport package to 61 discoverable actions. It adds guarded tag, alarm, Perspective, grouped UDT, Jython, runtime, import, network, Unicode, and data-boundary workflows while keeping arbitrary caller-provided code out of the contract.
Why it was made
- Gives an agent a fixed action inventory it can discover before it makes assumptions about the Gateway.
- Separates accepted requests, action-specific pass conditions, readback, dry-run state, and external side effects.
- Adds bounded tag reads, browsing, writes, history, alarms, complex values, Perspective fixtures, and grouped UDT resource handling.
- Ships the helper modules the Web Dev methods actually import, with no disabled method placeholders in the project ZIP.
Common use cases
- Check the embedded Jython 2.7.4 runtime and Python 2 compatibility boundaries.
- Read, browse, write, and query tag history inside explicit prefixes and limits.
- Query or guard selected alarm workflows with dry-run, apply, and verification fields.
- Exercise bounded Perspective and grouped UDT fixtures when official OpenAPI does not cover the exact need.
Proof style
Validate the artifact, not the promise.
Every result stays action-scoped. A top-level pass never replaces the documented action-specific fields, exact readback, side-effect state, trial state, or untested boundaries.
Example prompt
Read the Ignition 8.3 llmImport health route and summarize whether the Gateway is reachable, which API version is live, and the major action groups available. Keep the response concise. Then identify the exact fixed action and result fields needed for my task before running anything.This is the kind of focused instruction the skill is designed to make useful. The value is in the checks and Ignition-specific defaults the AI uses after reading the skill.
Expected output
- Confirms reachability, API v0.60.0, and the discovered 61-action inventory.
- Groups the relevant tag, alarm, Perspective, UDT, Jython, runtime, and data-boundary capabilities without dumping the full contract.
- Names the action-specific fields that determine success, dry-run state, writes, and readback.
- Keeps fixture-scoped results separate from broad claims about every Gateway, project, library, or resource.
Related workflows
Skills that pair with this one
Ignition 8.3 Perspective skill
Ignition 8.3.8Ignition 8.3 Perspective Builder
Build, apply, and verify live Perspective resources.
Ignition 8.3 UDT Builder skill
Ignition 8.3.8Ignition 8.3 UDT Builder
Model once, then verify configuration and runtime behavior.
Ignition 8.3 Jython 2.7.4 skill
Ignition 8.3.8Jython 2.7.4 Script Builder
Version-aware scripting guardrails for Ignition 8.3.8.
Ignition log diagnostics helper
Ignition 8.1Ignition Log Diagnostics
Turn noisy Gateway evidence into next steps.
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